Dr. Charity Rowland (Oregon Health & Science University), Dr. Deborah Chen (California State University, Northridge), Dr. Harvey Mar (St. Lukes/Roosevelt Hospital and Columbia University, New York), Dr. Robert Stillman (University of Texas at Dallas), and the National Family Association for Deaf-Blind (NFADB) are currently distributing surveys to parents and professionals who have recent experience in the assessment of 2-8 year old children who are deafblind using a specific set of instruments. They are interested in evaluations of the following instruments:
Callier-Azusa (Stillman)
Communication Matrix (Rowland)
Dimensions of Communication (Mar & Sall)
Hawaii Early Learning Profile (HELP) (Parks)
Home Talk (Numerous authors, OSEP Project)
Infused Skills Assessment (Hauser & Hagood)
INSITE (Morgan & Watkins)
Oregon Project (Anderson, Boigon & Davis)
School Inventory of Problem Solving Skills (Rowland & Schweigert)
Vineland (Sparrow, Balla & Cicchetti)
Professionals would be asked to fill out a form to evaluate instruments with which they have experience. They would be offered a $20.00 gift certificate for their efforts. Parents would also be asked to provide copies of the assessment results and copies of their child’s latest IEP or IFSP. They would be offered a check or gift certificate in the amount of $50.00 for their efforts.
If you are interested in participating in this research effort, please contact Dr Charity Rowland at rowlandc@ohsu.edu or 503-494-2263.
